Chipping Campden
Cockneys in Arcadia – The Guild of Handicraft in Chipping Campden
Bretforton Theatrebarn Bretforton Grange, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomIn 1902 Charles Ashbee brought fifty craftsmen and their families to Chipping Campden from the East End of London - a culture shock for all concerned. We tell the story of how these pioneers established an arts and crafts tradition in the north Cotswolds which flourishes to this day. Join speaker George Derbyshire from Court [...]
Oil Painting En Plein Air Workshop at Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) with Robin Mason
Hidcote Manor Gardens (NT) Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Campden, United KingdomThis workshop provides an exclusive opportunity to spend the day painting in one of the most famous Arts and Crafts gardens in the country featuring intricately designed spectacular outdoor ‘rooms’. There will be plenty of opportunity to capture the atmosphere of Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) when the gardens are in full bloom on this [...]
Sue Barker ‘Calling the Shots’
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireWe are delighted to announce that Sue Barker will be speaking at Broadway Arts Festival in June! Tennis and broadcasting legend Sue Barker shares the remarkable story of her life from her former tennis career as Britain’s No 1 player and world No 3, to her four decades on camera as an award-winning broadcaster. Following [...]
‘Reread, Revisit, Rethink’ with Loyd Grossman
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireDistinguished art historian, travel writer and broadcaster, Loyd Grossman, reflects on places he thought he knew well, but continues to find new and surprising insights. His next book is on Paris, a city that he is now learning to know and enjoy much more intensely. Join him on this journey of rediscovery. "I reread, not because [...]
Burnt Norton Gardens Literary Tour & Talk
Burnt Norton Burnt Norton, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireA rare chance to visit the gardens at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden which inspired T S Eliot’s poem, the first of his Four Quartets. Owner Lady Harrowby will lead a guided tour of the gardens and explain the extraordinary history of the estate, renamed Burnt Norton after a disastrous fire in 1741 where the owner, [...]
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in conversation with the BBC’s Nick Owen MBE
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireWithout Black Sabbath there wouldn't be heavy metal, they defined an entire genre. Tony Iommi's detuned guitar style and deep resonating dark riffs made them sound like no other band. Tony will be in conversation with his close friend, the BBC’s Nick Owen at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden. They’ll cover his early [...]
‘An English Journey’ with The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireThe Birmingham Philharmonic will be presenting a bespoke programme of English composers for the Broadway Arts Festival at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden on the afternoon of Sunday 13th October 2024. The Orchestra’s patron is the celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who will be providing an introduction to the works to be performed [...]
The Pearson Silver Collection at Court Barn Museum Chipping Campden
Court Barn Museum Chipping Campden Church Street, Chipping Campden, United KingdomThe Pearson Silver Collection, the largest collection of post-World War II British designer silver in private hands, is regarded as being of national importance. It encompasses vintage silver from 1945 together with contemporary pieces and represents the story of modern British Silversmithing. A selection of pieces from the collection will form an exhibition at Court [...]
‘Unlawful Killings & Rough Justice’ – Tales from the bench by Wendy Joseph KC
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireIn this talk, Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC seeks to answer: Do we have the law we deserve? Has justice improved for the victim, the accused and society? What even is justice? Described as a ‘natural storyteller’ by The Times and based on the book which was described by Lady Hale as ‘compelling’, this talk [...]
A Sterling Renaissance – British silver design from the 1950’s to date
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireAs part of our 'Silver Day' at the festival, join Silver Historian John Andrew for a fascinating talk on silver design. The story of the Renaissance is unbelievable - a grumpy king, the controller of London Transport, civil servants galore, the Royal Navy’s Camouflage Directorate, an unemployed old Etonian, an architect, a fine painter, an [...]
Robert Welch – Crafting a Design Legacy
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire2025 marks 70 years of Robert Welch Designs. This talk will trace the evolution of design at the business, capturing the essence of a legacy that continues to inspire. Robert Welch studied silversmithing at the Royal College of Art. Upon graduation in 1955, he left London for Gloucestershire countryside where he rented a small room [...]
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